Women's Tennis - Archives 2017-18

With the score deadlocked at 3-3, Columbia junior Andrea Kevakian claimed a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win to give the Lions a 4-3 women's tennis victory over Florida Atlantic Friday afternoon at the FAU Tennis Center. The victory concluded Columbia's 2018 Spring Break Trip as the Lions claimed two wins in three matches over six days in the Miami area.

No. 38 ranked Florida International registered a closely contested 4-2 women's tennis decision over Columbia Thursday afternoon at the FIU Tennis Center. The match marked the second of Columbia's three-match 2018 Spring Break Trip to Miami and marked the first nationally ranked team that the Lions have faced this year.

The Columbia women's tennis team travels to Miami, Fla. for its annual Spring Break Trip where it will play three matches on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The Lions will play Marquette in a neutral site matchup at the FIU Tennis Center at 10 a.m. Tuesday, take on host and No. 43 ranked Florida International on Thursday at 1 p.m., then meet Florida Atlantic on Friday at 10 a.m.

A comeback attempt fell just short for the Columbia women's tennis team as Maryland came away with a 4-3 decision Saturday afternoon at Dick Savitt Tennis Center. With the score tied at 3-3, Maryland's Millie Stretton won a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 match over Columbia junior Sarah Hu for the victory. That sealed the win for Maryland, but there were many positives for Columbia's youthful squad.

Columbia battled and competed against one of the nation's top teams but in the end, couldn't overcome a a slow start and early deficit in dropping a 5-2 decision to Kentucky Saturday afternoon at Dick Savitt Tennis Center. The loss drops Columbia to 5-3 in dual matches, while Kentucky improves to 5-2 overall.

The Columbia women's tennis team hosts Kentucky on Saturday at Dick Savitt Tennis Center. First-serve is at noon. Fans can watch a live feed of each court on the Ivy League Digital Network at this link. A match program is available at this link.

First-year Columbia women's tennis player Jennifer Kerr was named the recipient of the 2018 Evelyn Houseman Lifetime Junior Sportsmanship Award, announced in January by the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA). Kerr was presented with the honor at the SCTA banquet held on February 5 at UCLA's Los Angeles Tennis Center Straus Clubhouse.

Trailing 3-2, first-year Christie Wan and junior Andrea Kevakian won back-to-back come-from-behind singles victories to lead Columbia to a 4-3 victory against Penn Sunday morning in its final ECAC Women's Indoor Championship match at Princeton. With the win, Columbia improves to 5-2 overall in dual matches and finishes the ECAC Championships with a successful 2-1 record.